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The evil Duke "Black" Michael, mad with jealousy over the engagement of his cousin, the intemperate King Rudolf of Ruritania, to the beautiful Princess Flavia, plots to prevent the King's coronation and secure both the throne and the Princess for himself. Having invited the King to his hunting lodge at Zenda, Black Michael renders his cousin senseless with a bottle of drugged wine, but Colonel Sapt and Fritz von Tarlenheim save the day by convincing the King's English relative, Rudolf Rassendyll, to impersonate the monarch. Although Rudolf bears an astonishing resemblance to the King, Princess Flavia recognizes the deception immediately and soon falls in love with the charming impostor. Following the coronation, the conscience-stricken Rudolf journeys to Zenda, where, after fighting with the treacherous Rupert of Hentzau, he frees the King and then prepares to depart for London. Rupert murders Black Michael, after which Flavia bids farewell to the man she loves and loyally marries the King.